Lewis Tan

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Lewis Tan
Born
Lewis Singwah Tan

(1987-02-04) February 4, 1987 (age 38)
Salford, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Occupations
Years active2006–present

Lewis Singwah Tan (born February 4, 1987) is an American actor, martial artist and model.

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He is known for his roles as Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X: Generations, Cole Young in Mortal Kombat , Rusty / Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine , Tolya in Shadow and Bone , Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai , and Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins .

Early life

Lewis Singwah Tan was born on February 4, 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, the eldest of four sons to Joanne Cassidy, an English retired fashion model, and Philip Tan, a Chinese Singaporean martial artist, actor, and stunt coordinator. [1] [2] [3] Tan's father trained him in martial arts from a young age. His brother Sam is an actor, his brother Ben is a director, and his brother Evan is a photographer.

At the age of one year, Tan's family moved from England to Los Angeles when his father was hired as a fight coordinator for Tim Burton's 1989 film Batman . He also lived in China, France, and Spain growing up. Tan began training in theatre in his early teens. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

Tan had small supporting roles in films such as The Hangover Part III and Olympus Has Fallen . [8] He began working on television shows such as CSI: Miami , CSI: NY , NCIS: Los Angeles , Hawaii Five-0 , 24 , and Rush Hour . [8]

In 2016, Tan was cast in a guest role in the first season of the Netflix television series Iron Fist . He starred in the role of Zhou Cheng. In the same year, Tan was cast in the action film Den of Thieves starring Gerard Butler. [9]

In 2018, Tan starred as Shatterstar in the superhero film Deadpool 2 . [10] Tan also starred as Gaius Chau in the third season of the AMC television series Into the Badlands . [11] In the same year, it was announced that Tan was cast in the series regular role of Lu Xin Lee on the Netflix crime drama series, Wu Assassins . [12] Tan reprised his role in the sequel film Fistful of Vengeance ; [13] it was released on 17 February 2022. [14]

In August 2019, Tan was cast in the Mortal Kombat reboot as Cole Young. [15] [16] [17] The film was released on 23 April 2021. [18] [19] He was previously involved with the Mortal Kombat media franchise when he underwent filming as Kung Jin for the unreleased web series Mortal Kombat X: Generations; Tan was recruited for the role by Garrett Warren, an experienced action director for live action media productions. [20] [21] [8] He will reprise the role in the upcoming Mortal Kombat sequel. [22]

In April 2021, Tan was cast in the leading role of CIA officer Harris Chang on the upcoming television adaptation based on The Quantum Spy thriller novel by David Ignatius. [23] In May 2021, Tan was cast alongside Emma Roberts in the romantic comedy About Fate , which was directed by Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg. [24]

In January 2022, it was announced that Tan would play Tolya Yul-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's Shadow and Bone . [25] [26]

In 2024, Tan was revealed to have joined the sixth season of Cobra Kai as a rival sensei. [27]

Tan is known for performing his own stunts, using multiple styles including Muay Thai, Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, and Japanese katana swordplay. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Stunts
Mini's First Time Skatepunk #2
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Stunts
2008 Red Velvet Maniac
2013 Olympus Has Fallen Korean commandoStunts
The Hangover Part III Prison guardStunts
2015 Sacrifice Ben Kittman
2018 Den of Thieves Secret Service Lobby Guard #1
Deadpool 2 Rusty Shatterstar
2019JiJiShort film
2021 Mortal Kombat Cole Young
2022 Fistful of Vengeance Lu Xin Lee
About Fate Kip
Babylon Party Attendee
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Rusty Shatterstar
2026 Mortal Kombat II Cole YoungPost-production
TBA Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice TBAPost-production
Lioness TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 CSI: NY Kym Tanaka
2007 Day Break Jimmy YanStunt double
24 Stunt double
2010 CSI: Miami Aiko Okanagi
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Hiro Yakuza
The Protector Zachary
2013The Girlfriend Bruce Wayne / Batman Short
201410,000 DaysJiro FarnwellTelevision film
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Luke NakanoSeason 6, Ep. 10: Ka Makau Kaa Kaua
2016 Rush Hour ChenEpisode 5
2017 Iron Fist Zhou Cheng Season 1, Ep. 8: "The Blessing of Many Fractures"
2018–2019 Into the Badlands Gaius ChauMain cast (Season 3)
2019 Wu Assassins Lu Xin LeeMain cast
2022 Bling Empire Himself
2023 Shadow and Bone Tolya Yul-BataarMain cast (Season 2)
2024–2025 Cobra Kai Feng Xiao / Sensei WolfRecurring role (Season 6)
TBAQuantum SpyHarris ChangLead role

References

  1. ↑ Hayer, Taj (October 8, 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: Mr Lewis Tan". The Rakish Gent. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Duan, Virginia (September 3, 2019). "The Underlying Truth: An Interview with Lewis Tan". Mochi . Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Yamato, Jen (April 24, 2021). "'Something to prove': In 'Mortal Kombat,' Lewis Tan aims for more than movie stardom". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ Delgado, Sara (May 18, 2018). "Interview - Lewis Tan". Schon Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Slaughter, Melissa (March 7, 2018). "Interview: Actor Lewis Tan". Hapamag. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ Goulakos, Katina; Williams, Michelle. "Lewis Tan". Imagista. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bonnet, Alexandra (August 7, 2019). "Lewis Tan". Vulkan Magazine. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Francisco, Eric (April 20, 2018). "The Man Who Was Almost Iron Fist Trained with Wonder Woman". Inverse. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Biography". Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ Schmidt, Joseph (March 28, 2018). "'Deadpool 2': Lewis Tan of 'Iron Fist' Playing Shatterstar". Comicbook. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 26, 2017). "'Into The Badlands': Sherman Augustus, Babou Ceesay & Ella Rae-Smith Join Season 3 As Series Regulars". Deadline. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (July 20, 2018). "'Wu Assassins': Katheryn Winnick, Lewis Tan, Tommy Flanagan & Tzi Ma Join Netflix Martial Arts Drama". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  13. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 26, 2021). "'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Set At Netflix". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  14. ↑ Massoto, Erick (January 20, 2022). "'Fistful of Vengeance' Trailer Reveals the 'Wu Assassins' Standalone Movie Coming to Netflix". Collider. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  15. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 26, 2019). "Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson Join 'Mortal Kombat' At New Line". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  16. ↑ Romano, Nick (January 15, 2021). "Mortal Kombat first look: Inside the R-rated reboot, fatalities and all". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  17. ↑ Vesty, Helena (May 3, 2020). "Ordsall's Mr Iron Fist: Mortal Kombat star Lewis Tan on how Greater Manchester made him". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (March 30, 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Pushed Back". Variety . Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  19. ↑ Haring, Bruce (December 11, 2019). "'Mortal Kombat' Release Date Moved Up To Midwinter 2021 – Update". Deadline. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  20. ↑ Macias, Gil (April 27, 2021). "Mortal Kombat Star Lewis Tan Weighs In On Who Should Play Johnny Cage And Teases A Risque Scene In Fistful Of Vengeance - Exclusive Interview". Looper.com.
  21. ↑ September 02, Nick Romano; EDT, 2019 at 11:00 AM. "Meet the 'Mortal Kombat' cast and their video game characters". EW.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ "Mortal Kombat 2 May Already Be Replacing Cole Young After Just 1 Movie". Screen Rant . May 19, 2025. Archived from the original on May 19, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  23. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (April 19, 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan to Lead David Ignatius Series Adaptation 'Quantum Spy' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  24. ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 11, 2021). "'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan Joins Emma Roberts In 'About Fate'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  25. ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (January 13, 2022). "'Shadow & Bone':'Mortal Kombat' Star Lewis Tan & 'The OA's Patrick Gibson Among Four Added To Season 2 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  26. ↑ Murphy, J. Kim (January 13, 2022). "'Shadow and Bone' Season 2 Adds Lewis Tan and Three More to Cast". Variety . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  27. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (October 17, 2024). "Lewis Tan Joins 'Cobra Kai' Season 6, Part 2, as Sensei Wolf". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 16, 2024.
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